Defined by Wikipedia as the criminal practice of using social engineering and Voice over IP (VoIP) to gain access to private personal and financial information from the public for the purpose of financial reward, vishing (a combination of “voice” and phishing), is the latest threat to hit the mobile phone users, and India, adding almost […]
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Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd (BCCL), which boasts of the Times of India as its flagship brand, has picked up a stake in First Altus Resources and Networks Private Ltd, the owners of Taxshax.com, an online income tax return filing company reports VCCircle. As usual, they pick up stakes in exchange for ad and […]
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Google has released a Google Talk client for the iPhone and iPod Touch browsers that allows instant messaging as long as the browser is open. Since it runs off the browser, Safari in this case, it means the user does not have to download or install anything, but it also means that navigating away to […]
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According to figures released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the number of broadband connections in the country has grown by 69 per cent at 4.15 million in May 2008, as compared to 2.46 million recorded a year ago. TRAI defines broadband as internet speed equal or greater than 256 Kbps download. [Via]
It will still […]
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